Improved washing-machine



tiutrd tant @anni utilita@ JOHN HABERMEHL, OF ALLEGHENY, PENNSNLVANIA.

Leners Patent N0..1o2,255, (and April 2o, 1870.

IMPRovED WASHING-MACHINE.

The Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent and making part of the`same Be it known that I, J onu HABERMEHL, of the city of Allegheny, andState of Pennsylvania, have invented a new and useful Improvement; inWashing- Machines; and I do hereby declare that the following is aclear, exact, and full description of the same, which will enable otheisskilled in the art to make and use it, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings forming part of this specication.

This invention is an improvementpon the washingmachine of which LettersPatent were granted me on the llth day of January, A. D. 1870, No.98,763, to' which reference is had. Y

The improvement consists principally upon two main points, one of whichis in relation to a rim on top of the tub to catch the suds as it comesfrom the wriuger, or as it gushes out from the sides of the lid when themachine is in motion; and the other main point is in relation toconstructing the inside of the tub in sucha manner that the currentwillcirculate more freely and the clothes remain more separated andscattered than in the tub of the patent referred to.l

Figurel is a perspective view of my improved tub, showing the rim on topof the same, and the form or shape of the tub.

Figure 2 is a horizontal section of fig. l, showing how the blocks orprojections which cause the motion of the uid are placed in relation tocach other, so as to produce the best result.

'Figures 3 and 4 are vertical-sections of the tub, fig. 1, showing howthe blocks or projections are placed on the bottom and sides of the tub,and how the tub -of the tub at such a distance from the top as to obtaina rimor a projecting surface around the head of the tub, ofsuthcientdepth to catch and collect the l suds for the purposesnamed.The tub is also contracted at the top to'make` the `rim incline inwardin the manner shown by' said g. 1. This rim or projection is highly,important for a revolving tub standing inclined. Upon a littleredaction it will .be observed that hot water, containing soap, andbeing lashed and dashed about in a violent manner, will create much sudsand foam, which will gush out from the sides of the lid, which, withoutthis rim, would fly and scatter in all directions. To do without thisrim the tub would have to be so high or deep that the same would be veryinconvenient to handle, and the strain or leverage would be too greatupon the spindle and trame by which the tub is supported. Thus, by thisarrangement, I am enabled to make a shallow tub relieving the spindleandframe of much strain, and avoid the nuisance of the water and sudsscattering in all directions.

The other main point of my improvement is fully shown in figs. 2, 3, and4. Fig. 3 showsl how letter- C of g. 2vis placed on the side of the tub,and iig. 4v shows how letter D of g. 2 is placed on the bottom of thetub. It will be observed that these projec.

tions or blocks are so placed that the current can circulate aroundthem. Letter C does not reach the bottom of the tub by some inches, sothat the current can pass underneath it, and the block, letter D, islikewise placed some inches from Vthe side of the tub, to let thecurrent pass between letter D and the side of the tub.

By reason of placing these blocks or projections in the mannerdescribed, a large proportion of the fluid is not conveyed upward whenthe tub is in motion, but will run back near the side of the tub,thereby producing a counter current, so..to speak. By this arrangementthe clothes will not have such a tenden-v cy to roll together into alump, but will remain more distributed over the bottom of the tub, so asto expose a larger' surface of the clothes to the current than by myother invention referred to.

These blocks will perform best when half round, or like a semicircle,with a smooth surface, so that the clothes will glide and move freely,which will create a swift motion ofthe current.

The spindle, which is fastened to the bottom ofthe tub, the lower end ofwhich is shown in fig-l, anda vertical section of the same is shown infigs. 3 and 4, is inserted or welded to a double cross, or a number ofarms, as shown by letter E, which ought to be fastened firmly to the tubwith screws or bolts, and the saidv spindle and arms ought to be madeout of the best qualityl of horseshoe iron, or any strong material, andthe frame upon which the tub revolves must likewise be made strong tostand the heavy strain to which the same are subject.

Fig. 3 shows how this inclined arrangement may be carried out in a tubremaining stationary while th inside revolves.

A shallow tub, dish, or round disk is placed upon the bottom of the tubstanding still, and the. inner arrangement is made to revolve upon apivot at the center, as shown in fig. 3, and is turned by means of arod, which enters at the center at the top of the tub,

'as shown by letter B, figs. 1 and 3, running from the center of the tubto the side of the same, and passing down the side to bottom of theinside arrangement, almost in the shape of a square angle, and fastenedto the bottom-with screws, or in any manner. If this rod was runstraight down in a bee-line in the middle of the tub to the bot-tom, theclothes would link around it owing to the tub standing inclined.

The cheapest and the most durable way to carryI ont this inclinedarrangement is to attach the blocks described to the tub, as shown iniig. 1.

Although the foregoing-described manner of placing those blocks orprojectionslwill produce the best resnlt, yet I do notlimit myself totheir precise form7 number', or the precise manner of placing them. Anyirregular surface, or any projections placed at the bottoni or sidesofthe tub, will create a current when the tub is in motion, and even anoral tub or a square box will produce a current.

Whatl claim, as my improvement in Washing-maf

